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NOTE: TDWG regions are generated automatically from the text in the distribution field and not in every cases it works well. We are working on it.

Reproduction

oviparous

Types

Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.7.43 (1832 Diplodactylus vittatus Gray)

Comment

Diplodactylus vittatus group.

Type Species: Diplodactylus vittatus GRAY 1832 is the type species of the genus Diplodactylus GRAY 1832.

Diagnosis (genus): A genus of the Diplodactylidae (sensu Han et al. 2004) distinguished from all but Lucasium and Rhynchoedura by having both lateral and medial pairs of cloacal bones present. Distinguished from Lucasium and Rhynchoedura by the anteriorly enlarged jugal bone that enters the floor of the lacrimal foramen, by having relatively high numbers of preanal spinose scales (generally > 5), absence of preanal pores and shorter, stouter proportions of the body and tail (fourth toe on hind foot approximately four times as long as wide, tail generally swollen and less than 80% of SVL) (Oliver et al. 2007a). The genetic data of Oliver et al. (2007b) clearly places D. savagei within Diplodactylus [from DOUGHTY et al. 2010].

Diagnosis. A relatively short-tailed member of the D. vittatus complex, with a relatively narrow, zigzag to straight-edged dorsal stripe extending on to the head as a pale cap with a weak darker central triangle. Spotting on flanks absent to moderate; when present, spots are small and without darkly pigmented margins.

Habitat. Found in a variety of semiarid to dry temperate habitats, from sandy mallee in the south to rocky hill slopes in tall open forest in the Great Dividing range.